Ecological knowledge and environmental problem-solving : concepts and case studies
DEVELOPING A STUDY STRATEGY -- 11 References -- II Selected Case Studies -- 12 North Pacific Halibut Fishery Management -- Case Study -- INTRODUCTION -- BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF MANAGEMENT -- Assessment of Stock -- Relationship Between Stock and Recruitment -- Catchability -- Migration Patterns -- Natural and Fishing Mortality -- Growth Rates -- GENERAL APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT -- Boundaries -- Monitoring -- Cumulative Effects -- SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE -- Ecological Facts -- Theory and General Principles -- Specific Models of Stock Abundance -- Project as Experiment -- ROLE OF ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Committee Comment -- References -- 13 Vampire Bat Control in Latin America -- Case Study -- INTRODUCTION -- THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS -- APPROACHES TO CONTROLLING VAMPIRE BATS -- Ecology of Vampire Bats -- Development of Control Methods -- Control Techniques -- Vaccines -- KINDS OF ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE USED -- Ecological Facts -- Pilot Studies -- Project as Experiment -- UTILIZATION AND TRAINING -- EFFECTIVENESS OF THE PROGRAM -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Committee Comment -- 14 Biological Control of California Red Scale -- Case Study -- INTRODUCTION -- THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM -- ECOLOGICAL APPROACH TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM -- USES OF KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING -- Ecosystem Definition -- Significance of Impact -- Study Strategy and Monitoring -- Established Boundaries -- Developing and Implementing a Study Strategy -- Specific Predictions and Hypotheses -- Developing and Implementing a Monitoring Program -- Future Goals -- SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE -- Generally Accepted Ecological Facts -- General Theory and General Principles of Ecology -- Specific Models -- Analog Studies -- Project as Experiment -- Expert Judgment -- CONTRIBUTION OF ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TO PROJECT RESULTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES
eBook, English, 1986
National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 1986